DISCOVER's been all over the Large Hadron Collider since it was just a big hole in the ground.

Introduction to the machine: The Large Hadron Collider, built underneath the Swiss and French Alps, is the world's largest particle accelerator, 14 years in the making.Now Under Construction:A Black Hole Factory 3/1/2002

It's not all fun and games, though. As you may have heard, some people are stricken with the idea that the collider will create "strangelets," mini blackholes that will destroy the world. So they sued in order to stop the LHC from activating.Taking Particle Physics to Court 3/29/2008

And just when you thought it couldn't get weirder, some scientists speculate that the consequences of the LHC's experiments will prevent those experiments from ever taking place. Wait, what?Willthe LHC's Future Cancel Out Its Past? 8/11/2008